Read to Lead Podcast

My guest today asserts that we all want great ideas, but few of us actually understand how great ideas are born. Innovation, he says, is not an event, a workshop, a sprint, or a hackathon. It’s a result of mastering ideaflow, a practice that elevates everything else you do. His name is Jeremy Utley, and […] The post 446: The Only Business Metric That Matters with Jeremy Utley first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

When our guest is someone who’s been working in his Zone of Genius for as long as he has, you can rest assured you’re going to learn a lot! His name is Jeff Blackman, and he is the author of several books, including Peak Your Profit: The Explosive Business-Growth System. Jeff reveals years of testing, […] The post 445: Peak Your Profits with Jeff Blackman first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

Slack is a tool I use virtually every day. And it’s a tool I’ve been using for more years than I can remember. I never thought I’d one day be interviewing a member of their excellent team but, then again, I’m drawn to smart people who write smart books. My guest today, Helen Kupp, is […] The post 444: How the Future Works with Helen Kupp first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

I’ve been Facebook friends with today’s guest for several years. I’ve watched him from afar and have always admired his work, his values, and his writing. It’s probably a bit overdue, but I’m proud to say I’ve finally gotten around to inviting him on to the show. His name is Kent Sanders. He’s written several […] The post 443: 18 Words to Live By with Kent Sanders first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

Stephen M. R. Covey has been one of my most favorite authors to interview. I’ve had that opportunity now three times! So when he suggested I talk to his sister about the book she was finishing up, a book co-written with their late father, I didn’t hesitate to say “yes.” That new book, out today, […] The post 442: Your Most Important Work is Always Ahead of You with Cynthia Covey Haller first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

When it comes to effective note-taking—or what I like to call note-making—most of us have never been properly trained. In today’s episode, I walk through the four key components you need to understand in order to turn your useless notes of the past into your smart notes of the future. Simply put… If you want […] The post 441: The 4 Key Components to Taking Smart Notes first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

Today’s guest first visited the show back in Episode #223. I also invited to speak at my online conference back in 2019 called the Boss-Free Virtual Summit. His name is Vincent Pugliese and, over the years, he’s gone from professional sports photographer to staring his own business and, now, to sharing what he’s learned in […] The post 440: A New Approach to Making Business Personal with Vincent Pugliese first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

My guest today says that, at this moment, rogue waves are forming under your business. Emerging technologies, changing demographics, the data economy, automation, and other trends―the undercurrents of radical, systemic change―are crashing into each other. When they converge, they’ll produce sea changes that sink companies and wash away entire industries overnight. If your competitor can’t […] The post 439: How to Future-Proof Your Business with Jonathan Brill first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

Some might say it’s a publisher’s dream. Others might suggest it’s a technique that is overused. When it comes to an author’s use of acronyms to help illustrate their methods, I am an absolute fan. In the book featured on the podcast today, there are no fewer than four (maybe even five) acronyms used to […] The post 438: How to Engage Your Employees and Drive Organizational Excellence with Patrick Veroneau first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

When it comes to effective note-taking, the kind that leads to breakthroughs, to new ideas, being able to remember where you stored a specific thought, connecting new ideas to existing ideas and more, understanding your note-taking archetype, or style, is a key first step. I first learned about note-taking archetypes from Anne-Laure Le Cunff over […] The post 437: Got Years of Notes Scattered All Over the Place? Let’s Fix That! first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.